The White House has found a way to head off a fight with local officials, please industry with expanded research and deflect pressure for more demanding rule-making.
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UTM: Opening Up the Airspace for Long-Distance Flights
Test sites are looking to unmanned traffic management (UTM) technology to make the airspace safer for all drone operations—including beyond visual line of sight flights (BVLOS).
Dead Chickens, Drones and You
We all owe the Air Force thanks for many things—like inventing GPS, breaking the sound barrier and winning wars for…
Autonomy Warfare
This new type of warfare is producing new types of superpowers. Just having nuclear weapons doesn’t get you into the new superpower club.
Robots In Retail
Whether on the ground in the store or flying through the aisle in a warehouse, robots have the potential to save a great deal of time and money, while helping to improve the customer experience.
Inside Unmanned Systems Webinar: Security Risks with Commercial Drones
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Working Together
Just as with teams of people, so much more ground can be covered when multiple unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) work together.
After the Storm
While this certainly wasn’t the first time UAS were deployed after a hurricane, it was the first time they were used on such a large scale.
Driverless Car Bills Advance as Public’s Doubt Takes Root
Legislation supporting the testing of driverless cars advanced in the Senate.
Fighting Air Pollution on the Fly
Not only can drones serve as eyes in the sky, but they can be eyes on the sky as well—detecting and characterizing pollution in the air.
How Safe is Your Data?
There’s no doubt unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) offer a better way for businesses to collect information that can improve their…
Expert Commentary: Lessons from the Drone Wars – BLOS is Boss
We need to fly drones beyond line of sight (BLOS) of their remote aircrew. Why? Because, as the Air Force found out, you can’t do much with a drone you must see to fly.
News from A Different Angle
News organizations—including CNN, BBC News, and Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC)—are increasingly turning to unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to capture video for their broadcasts.
Expert Commentary: How Many Drones do we Need?
Market forces will likely push the unmanned aircraft industry to consolidate around two operating systems—just like cell phone firms did.
The Other Genius Grant: New York’s Funding Contest for Drone Start-Ups
Even though investors are pouring money into drone startup companies it can still be challenging to find the right connection….
Millions of Automated Cars Could Soon Be on the Road
The House could vote in September on legislation opening the nation’s roads to potentially millions of vehicles equipped with autonomous technology.
Urgent Supplies Through the Air
Zipline International in San Francisco, is deploying unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to drop off lifesaving packages of blood in Rwanda—and is the world’s first national drone delivery service.
